Mobile broadband based on HSPA/LTE and other mobile communication standards has taken off as an important technology for connecting mobile PCs and tablets to the Internet. The evolution is led by Europe where HSPA now accounts for 21.8 percent of the total number of broadband connections, compared to 18.1 percent in North America. The concept that was first launched as an exclusive business service is now a mass-market consumer product sold on an intensively competitive market. Consumers are utilizing their mobile broadband connections extensively, pushing the networks to their capacity limits. In Europe a large share of data traffic on mobile networks is generated by notebook PC users that surf the Internet. The number of mobile broadband subscribers in Europe continues to increase, with demand fuelled by declining prices, improved user experience and new device categories. The total number of mobile broadband subscribers in EU 23+2 grew by 12.4 percent to reach 38.1 million in 2011, while the estimated operator revenues reached € 6.8 billion. The mobile broadband subscriber base is expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 10.7 percent to reach 70 million subscribers in 2017. However, mobile broadband subscription revenues will increase at a more moderate CAGR of 5.6 percent during this time period, as growth in subscriptions is largely offset by a decline in ARPU. The number of mobile broadband subscribers in North America grew by 47 percent to reach 21.4 million in the end of 2011. The subscriber base is forecasted to grow at a CAGR of 16.3 percent to reach 53 million subscribers in 2017. The estimated operator revenues were about US$ 9.5 billion and are expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 7.6 percent to reach US$ 14.8 billion by 2017. The growth in North America is primarily driven by tablet data plans, which accounted for the vast majority of net additions in 2011. Subscriptions tied to USB modems, mobile hotspots and notebooks with embedded modules are also growing at a steady but more limited pace.

Mobile broadband terminals are available in different forms and shapes. Four main types have emerged to satisfy different needs – PC-cards, USB modems, embedded modules and gateways. Berg Insight estimates the total global number of shipped external mobile broadband terminals in 2011 to 102.5 million. In addition, shipments of embedded modules totalled an estimated 9.3 million units. Terminal shipments to Europe and North America declined slightly in 2011 to 26.6 million units and 8.1 million units respectively. Data on terminal shipments for the first three quarters of 2012 indicates that the European market will decline by 21 percent in 2012. However, the market is likely to have stabilized and is projected to resume growth in 2013, driving mobile broadband terminal shipments to 34 million units in 2017. Shipments to North America are similarly forecasted to reach 13 million units in 2017. Expectations on embedded solutions for mobile PCs have been high during the past years, but the attach rate was still low at 4.2 percent in 2011. Embedded modules can potentially achieve a breakthrough in the tablet device segment, but the most probable scenario is that notebook PCs will continue to account for the vast majority of embedded module volumes. The device ASP in Europe has fallen steeply over the past years and reached € 30 in 2011. Berg Insight predicts that the ASP decline rate will slow down significantly in Europe during the next few years. The North American device market is characterized by a larger mix of midrange and high-end products such as mobile hotspots, whereby the ASP increased to US$ 101 in 2011. The EU 23+2 external device market generated an estimated € 796 million in 2011 while the North American market generated estimated revenues of € 588 million. Huawei has established itself as the world's largest supplier of mobile broadband terminals holding a market share of 54 percent and has a particularly strong foothold in Europe.

ZTE is the second largest vendor with clear margins capturing a market share of 34 percent. In North America, the local vendors Sierra Wireless and Novatel Wireless still hold strong positions. A vast majority of the external modems shipped are USB modems, but mobile hotspots are gaining in popularity. The embedded module market has been dominated by Ericsson and Qualcomm for years, but both companies decided to exit the market in 2010–2011. The market is thus in a transitional phase where new and existing vendors have an opportunity to capture market share as PC OEMs shift to the next generation of embedded modules.

"Avere Systems deals with data performance optimization in the cloud or on-premise. Even to this day many organizations struggle with what we call the problem of data gravity - 'Where should I put the data?' - because the data dictates ultimately where the jobs are going to run," explained Scott Jeschonek, Director Cloud Solutions at Avere Systems, in this SYS-CON.tv interview at 21st Cloud Expo, held Oct 31 – Nov 2, 2017, at the Santa Clara Convention Center in Santa Clara, CA.

If a machine can invent, does this mean the end of the patent system as we know it? The patent system, both in the US and Europe, allows companies to protect their inventions and helps foster innovation. However, Artificial Intelligence (AI) could be set to disrupt the patent system as we know it. This talk will examine how AI may change the patent landscape in the years to come. Furthermore, ways in which companies can best protect their AI related inventions will be examined from both a US and...

Andrew Keys is Co-Founder of ConsenSys Enterprise. He comes to ConsenSys Enterprise with capital markets, technology and entrepreneurial experience. Previously, he worked for UBS investment bank in equities analysis. Later, he was responsible for the creation and distribution of life settlement products to hedge funds and investment banks. After, he co-founded a revenue cycle management company where he learned about Bitcoin and eventually Ethereal. Andrew's role at ConsenSys Enterprise is a mul...

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Contextual Analytics of various threat data provides a deeper understanding of a given threat and enables identification of unknown threat vectors. In his session at @ThingsExpo, David Dufour, Head of Security Architecture, IoT, Webroot, Inc., discussed how through the use of Big Data analytics and deep data correlation across different threat types, it is possible to gain a better understanding of where, how and to what level of danger a malicious actor poses to an organization, and to determin...

The hierarchical architecture that distributes "compute" within the network specially at the edge can enable new services by harnessing emerging technologies. But Edge-Compute comes at increased cost that needs to be managed and potentially augmented by creative architecture solutions as there will always a catching-up with the capacity demands. Processing power in smartphones has enhanced YoY and there is increasingly spare compute capacity that can be potentially pooled. Uber has successfully ...

Digital Transformation: Preparing Cloud & IoT Security for the Age of Artificial Intelligence. As automation and artificial intelligence (AI) power solution development and delivery, many businesses need to build backend cloud capabilities. Well-poised organizations, marketing smart devices with AI and BlockChain capabilities prepare to refine compliance and regulatory capabilities in 2018. Volumes of health, financial, technical and privacy data, along with tightening compliance requirements by FTC, CUI/DFARS, EU-GDPR and the underlying National Cybersecurity Framework suggest the need for a ...

Andrew Keys is Co-Founder of ConsenSys Enterprise. He comes to ConsenSys Enterprise with capital markets, technology and entrepreneurial experience. Previously, he worked for UBS investment bank in equities analysis. Later, he was responsible for the creation and distribution of life settlement products to hedge funds and investment banks. After, he co-founded a revenue cycle management company where he learned about Bitcoin and eventually Ethereal. Andrew's role at ConsenSys Enterprise is a multi-faceted approach of strategy and enterprise business development. Andrew graduated from Loyola Un...

My discussions with organizations looking to “digitally transform” themselves is yielding some interesting observations. I expect that when these discussions move into the execution phase, we will start to create some “Laws of Digital Transformation” that will guide organizations digital transformation journey. So with that in mind, let me start by proposing these “4 Laws of Digital Transformation.”

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